Sacbrood virus

First report of sacbrood virus in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in Brazil

M. Freiberg, De Jong, D., Message, D., and Cox-Foster, D., First report of sacbrood virus in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in Brazil, vol. 11, pp. 3310-3314, 2012.

Sacbrood disease, an affliction of honey bees (Apis mellifera) characterized by brood that fails to pupate and subsequently dies, is an important threat to honey bee health. The disease is caused by the sacbrood virus (SBV), a positive-, single-stranded RNA virus in the order Picornavirales. Because of the economic importance of honey bees for both pollination and honey production, it is vital to understand and monitor the spread of viruses such as SBV.

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